Honda product planning manager Justin Orr says there has long been demand for a leather option for the CR-V.

Perhaps not surprisingly, the CR-V specification updates also comes at a time when the CR-V is under pressure in the lucrative compact all-terrain vehicle market. September figures from official industry statistician VFACTS show that the CR-V retains market leadership year-to-date but is under increasing pressure from Toyota's RAV4, Subaru Forester and Nissan X-Trail.